62nd Street Trail makes maneuvering neighborhood easy, more safe

5:30 PM,
Nov. 11, 2013

Janet Gacskow, 60, uses the new multipurpose 62nd Street Trail, which runs along the south side of East 62nd Street between Allisonville Road and the Glendale Town Center. The trail is wide, easily accommodating bicyclists as well as walkers/runners. This stretch, shown on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, is at the intersection of Sherman Drive. 'I love it. It's just a joy,' says Gacskow. 'I don't drive, so I use it for not just exercise, but to get places on my bike. It's a safe pathway.' While some say it is a safer alternative to sharing the streets, some residents along the trail say it is a safety hazard itself, making it difficult to get in and out of driveways.

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Janey Toone was nervous when construction workers began digging up the edge of her front lawn on East 62nd Street last year to build a new, paved trail for walkers and cyclists.

The trail would run right past Toone's front door, stretching 1.3 miles from busy Allisonville Road to the commercial district on Keystone Avenue. She worried it would increase the the number of strangers wandering by, and add to noise and litter.